La Monnaie in Brussels is organizing its first-ever costume sale in 10 years. The costume sale this year is a way of preventing the costume storage areas from overflowing. As the theater noted, “This preservation is not only important for possible reprises, we also archive the most iconic costumes and reuse a great deal of material for subsequent costumes. The {…}
La Monnaie de Munt in Brussels has announced its 2022-23 season featuring eight productions and a number of concerts. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances. Opera Nathalie Stutzmann conducts David Marton’s production of Tchaikovsky’s “The Queen of Spades” with Dmitry Golovnin, Laurent Naouri, Jacques Imbrailo, Anne Sofie Von Otter, Anna Nechaeva, and Charlotte Hellekant. Performance Date: {…}
On March 15, 2022, La Monnaie Symphony Orchestra will Puccini’s “Il Trittico” as part of their yearly tradition of springtime performances. Director Tobias Kratzer and conductor Alain Altinoglu lead the casts of their respective works. “Il Tabarro” will feature Peter Kalman as Michele, Corrine Winters/Lianna Haroutounian as Giorgetta, and Adam Smith as Luigi/Amante. The cast of “Suor Angelica” includes Winters/Haroutounian {…}
(Credit: Moreno Gardenghi) La Monnaie / De Munt is set to present a recital featuring tenor Mark Padmore and pianist Simon Lepper this February. The showcase, which is set for Feb. 7, 2022, will feature a wide range of music by such composers as Gabriel Fauré, Benjamin Britten, Samuel Barber, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gerald Finzi, Charles Ives, Reynaldo Hahn, Rebecca {…}
The cast of the now-canceled production of “Carmen” at La Monnaie has written an open letter to the Prime Minister of Belgium. The letter, penned by tenor Michael Fabiano and co-signed by other cast members, placed the blame for La Monnaie’s closure on the government and noted that the decision to limit theaters to just 200 people at a time {…}
La Monnaie / de Munt has announced the cancelation of its 12 performances of “Carmen.” The company noted that the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 forced the company to only be able to perform for 200 people. Unfortunately, as per an official statement, that would result in the loss of 900,000€. “Add to this the fact that we {…}
(Credit: Karl Forster) Belgian opera house La Monnaie has announced that it will stream a production of Bellini’s “Norma” on its website starting Jan. 11, 2022. The stream will be available until Feb. 22, 2022. The opera stars Enea Scala in the role of Pollione, Michele Pertusi as Oroveso, Raffaella Lupinacci as Adalgisa, and Sally Matthews in the title role. {…}
(Credit: Johan Jacobs) The government of Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo has officially reopened theaters following a decision by the Council of State. Using an emergency procedure, the Council of State ruled that the government’s closure measures were not proportionate, and didn’t provide enough motives to understand why attending cultural performances was particularly dangerous for public health. Per the {…}
(Credit: Simon Van Rompay) La Monnaie Opera House in Brussels will stream Alban Berg’s opera “Lulu” until Jan. 24, 2022. The opera stars Natascha Petrinsky as Gräfin Geschwitz; Bo Skovhus in the roles of Dr. Schön & Jack The Ripper; Toby Spence as Alwa; Pavlo Hunka as Schigolch; and Barbara Hannigan in the title role. The cast also includes Lilly {…}
(Credit: Visit Brussels) Several cultural institutions in Belgium issued a joint statement following the decision of the government of Belgium to limit seating capacity to 200 spectators. The statement was signed by the General and Artistic Director of the Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie Peter de Caluwe; General Director of Bozar Sophie Lauwers; Intendant de l’Orchestre National de Belgique Hans {…}
(Credit: La Monnaie official website) Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has announced that its seating capacity has been limited to 200 spectators due to ongoing COVID-19 circumstances. “Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège has learned with amazement and disbelief of the decisions of the Cultural Committee that set the limitation of seating capacity to 200 people, which will be applicable from Monday December {…}